After Saturday's shocking vote, the speaker all but taunted his critics to come after his gavel if they wanted to.
When he walked into the Capitol on Saturday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy knew exactly what he’d do to stave off a shutdown: Call up a bill that abandoned the border policy and spending cuts he’d preached for weeks.
In the end, the 45-day funding patch that is on track to keep the government open passed with more Democratic than GOP votes, in a repeat of the spring debt vote that first inflamed McCarthy’s opponents. Mere hours later, a majority of House Republicans backed the type of shutdown-averting bill that the California Republican had repeatedly sworn was unacceptable. McCarthy’s 180-degree turn could soon threaten his speakership, giving conservatives who have threatened to try to eject him plenty of fodder to make their move.
“That will be something I will chat with my colleagues about,” Gaetz said, just before the bill passed on the floor. There’s no unanimity within the Freedom Caucus, with some trying to distance themselves from the gambit deployed lately by Gaetz, who is not a member of the group. One Republican in the bloc, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, estimated that there weren’t “many members beyond Gaetz” talking about booting the speaker and predicted McCarthy ultimately came out of the spending fight strengthened — for now.
“The House, led by Democrats, was able to accomplish the right thing on behalf of the American people,” the New York Democrat said.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
McCarthy, GOP regroup following staggering stopgap defeat, plan to try again SaturdayHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy went back to the drawing board after a large faction of his Republicans shot down a stopgap spending bill, saying he would try again on Saturday just hours before the shutdown deadline.
Les mer »
How the far right could remove McCarthy and why his fate could be in Democrats' handsAt least one House Republican, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, is publicly threatening to offer a resolution to try to remove the speaker. Here's how that procedural motion would work.
Les mer »
Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving reveals why he stayed in Dallas, why it was never in doubtUntil Thursday, we hadn’t heard Irving’s reasons for wanting to remain in Dallas.
Les mer »
Conservatives pitch McCarthy alternatives as ouster talk heats upMajority Whip Tom Emmer's name has come up, but there's not consensus around any pick at this point.
Les mer »
Kevin McCarthy Faces Late-Night Test Ahead of Government ShutdownHouse Republicans moved to pass a series of annual spending bills, trying to show that the often fractured conference can stay united on legislation headed into any last-gasp negotiations with Democrats to avert a government shutdown this weekend.
Les mer »